Waldkirch

Municipality in the canton of St. Gallen · FSO no. 3444

Parcel data from Nov 2026, statistics computed on 29 Oct 2026.

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The parcel data lists 2’314 parcels in Waldkirch, covering 31.3 km². 51% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 2’625 m².

Key figures

Parcels
2’314
1.2% of the canton
Total area
31.3 km²
1.6% of the canton
Median area
2’625 m²
Canton: 950 m²
Switzerland: 881 m²
Built share
51%
Canton: 66.4%
Switzerland: 51%
Median year built
1988
Canton: 1977
Switzerland: 1975

About Waldkirch

Waldkirch ranks 33rd of 75 municipalities in the canton of St. Gallen by number of parcels and holds 1.2% of the canton's parcels on 1.6% of its area. The median parcel in Waldkirch measures 2’625 m², larger than the canton median of 950 m². Waldkirch is less built-up than the canton as a whole: 51% of its parcels have a building, against 66.4% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are BauG Landwirtschaftszone (37.3%), Hinweis.Wald (18.7%) and BauG Wohnzone W2 (11.2%). In total, Waldkirch uses 21 zone designations.

According to the building register, Waldkirch has 2’078 buildings with 1’498 dwellings, 0.7 dwellings per building on average. Most residential buildings are single-family houses (77.5%). Non-residential buildings account for 46.4% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1981 to 2000 (28.8% of them), and 27.8% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1988, is more recent than in the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 1’180 (51%)

Unbuilt: 1’134 (49%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcelsAreaBuilt
BauG_Landwirtschaftszone86420.49 km²39.6%
Hinweis.Wald4327.05 km²6.3%
BauG_Wohnzone W22590.15 km²95.4%
BauG_Wohn-Gewerbezone WG21770.17 km²91.0%
BauG_Wohnzone WE1720.14 km²94.8%
BauG_Weilerzone590.07 km²89.8%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche aB540.36 km²1.9%
BauG_Kernzone K3480.03 km²81.3%
Hinweis.Verkehrsflaeche iB460.05 km²0.0%
BauG_Gewerbe-Industriezone GI B410.17 km²97.6%
BauG_Grünzone Erholung351.11 km²57.1%
BauG_Kernzone K2250.01 km²88.0%
Other zones (9 labels)1021.54 km²63.7%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 2’078 buildings with 1’498 dwellings here; 761 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
2’078
Dwellings
1’498
Single-family houses
761
Building volume
3.3 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential982
  • Mixed use44
  • Non-residential965
  • Other87

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building

  • Before 1920184
  • 1920-194533
  • 1946-196026
  • 1961-1980217
  • 1981-2000340
  • 2001-2010187
  • 2011-2020118
  • 2021 and later23
  • Unknown year52

Maps and geodata for Waldkirch

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